Change bulk folder permissions, carefully!

[mrbios]

I've got 215 folders, all these folders have "Domain admins, Specific user, account operators" with full permission to them...

 

The folder above has just "Domain admins, IT Teachers security group"

 

I need to force the 215 folders to take the IT Teachers group and inherit that permission without resetting or changing ANYTHING else, i know this is easily done as i've done it before but can't for the life of me remember how, any help?

 

No doubt setacl can probably do this but i don't know the commands to achieve this

[Jawloms]

You want xcacls don't you?

[Jose]

no you want ntfsfix from wisesoft, free

[synaesthesia]

Not on 2008/R2/7/Vista you don't.

[ChrisMiles]

Open a command prompt and go to the directory where the folders are located (map a drive if you need to) and run the following command:

 

for /D %d IN (*) DO icacls "%d" /inheritance:e

 

Will apply to all folders in the current path, change * if you want to narrow it down.

 

Edit: Assumes windows 7/2008

Edited November 21, 2012 by ChrisMiles